STARLINK-31972, 59923

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31972, 59923 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 01 Jun 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

59923, 2024-106B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-06-01 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31972
1 59923U 24106B   25128.34810887  .00004677  00000-0  17954-3 0  9991
2 59923  43.0058 257.0278 0001966 278.7954  81.2675 15.27552474 53879

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21:16.606Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-94.71131°

Altitude

482.703 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 08m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

22.65391°

Longitude

-73.49419°

Altitude

483.147 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 44m 07s

Apparent Declination

-14° 17' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:37:15

Azimuth

90.65° ESE

Elevation

-21.85°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.425 km

Perigee altitude

483.726 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.213 km

Eccentricity

0.0001966

Inclination

43.0058°

RAAN

257.0278°

Arg. of periapsis

278.7954°

True anomaly

81.28977°

Mean anomaly

81.2675°

Eccentric anomaly

81.27863°

Mean motion

3.81726 °/min

BSTAR

0.00017954

Orbital period

94.31 mins

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STARLINK-31972 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-05-09 11:13:25.222Z	200.858° SSW	2025-05-09 11:16:25.222Z	139.186° SSE	23.577°	2025-05-09 11:18:25.222Z	98.251° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-09 12:52:25.222Z	256.014° W	2025-05-09 12:54:25.222Z	271.764° WNW	42.731°	2025-05-09 12:58:25.222Z	71.246° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 14:31:25.222Z	288.67° WNW	2025-05-09 14:34:25.222Z	25.778° NE	36.842°	2025-05-09 14:37:25.222Z	77.32° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 16:10:25.222Z	288.292° WNW	2025-05-09 16:13:25.222Z	106.58° ESE	44.22°	2025-05-09 16:16:25.222Z	108.925° ESE
4 mins	2025-05-09 17:50:25.222Z	246.087° WSW	2025-05-09 17:51:25.222Z	224.151° SW	20.912°	2025-05-09 17:54:25.222Z	164.897° S

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